Hani Shaker in Damascus… Accusations of giving legitimacy to the regime

Egyptian artist show Hani Shaker to harsh criticism; Because of his concert to be held in Syria, next Thursday. Tweeters and bloggers accused Shaker of giving legitimacy toBashar al-Assad’s regimeAnd tolerance of the massacres he has committed once morest his people since the start of the revolution in 2011, especially since the ceremony will be held at Dar al-Assad for Culture and Arts in the capital, Damascus, which is a government house.

Egyptian journalist, Alia Abu Shahba, asked on her Facebook page: “No one understands me, how is the artist Hani Shaker, the former head of the Musicians’ Syndicate, a Syrian traveler, singing there under the rule of Bashar al-Assad, who killed and displaced his people? Is this reasonable?” One of the followers replied, “No, they accept it. For him, he is a business and he is not once morest the country. Why not?”

In response to Shaker’s message regarding the party, which was reported by the “Al-Jazeera Syria” page on “Facebook”, one of the followers said: “Hani Shaker is trying to whiten Bashar al-Assad’s face with a party whose ticket price is 30 pounds.”

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One of the observers pointed out that some Syrian media outlets used the ceremony to paint a different picture from reality. He wrote: “Hani Shaker in Syria sings for the happy Syrian people at the Opera House in Damascus, and this event that increases the joy of the Syrian people is covered by the affiliated or affiliated newspaper, Al-Watan.” For the regime, it conveys the stampede and interviews with some citizens, it conveys the entire speech and without deleting it, is it not intended and a message abroad that the Syrians are living happily…”

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